Assistant Support Worker (3 Posts) (Part Time) (Temporary) - REQ06318 - 489891

North Lanarkshire Council Ltd; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days

LearnNL Academy

Flexible working

Disability confident leader

Job summary

North Lanarkshire Council is offering a temporary 12-month training and employment programme within Children & Families, aimed at supporting the Independent Care Review Keeping the Promise. The role involves peer mentoring for children and young people, working with the Youth Guarantee Programme to improve outcomes.

As an Assistant Support Worker you will work with the CLD and Education & Families teams, require PVG clearance, and bring experience with vulnerable young people, plus a relevant

Qualifications

• Must have SVQ 1 / Standard Grades or equivalent or accredited training for learning programme.
• Experience of working or volunteering with vulnerable children and young people and their families/carers.
• Lived experience of youth justice and/or care.
• PVG Scheme membership required before starting.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer mentoring to children and young people not met by universal services.
• Support engagement with community supports to promote positive destinations.
• Work within the Children & Families Team in Education and Families.
• Build positive relationships with children, young people and families.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

SVQ 1 / Standard Grades or equivalent

Job description

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

NLC3 £25,971 - £26,991 (Pro Rata)

These posts are open to young people aged 18 - 24 years who reside in North Lanarkshire and have been a resident of, or previously looked after' by a local authority.

This is an exciting opportunity offering a training and employment programme within Children & Families as part of the Youth Guarantee Programme. Working alongside key staff in CLD, you will support the Children & Families Team within Education and Families in the delivery of the Independent Care Review Keeping the Promise .

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to delivering positive outcomes for all children and young people who are or are at risk of conflict with the law and to address the call to action from the Promise to eliminate the disproportionate criminalisation of care experienced young people which impacts so significantly on wider life chances.

The Assistant Support Workers will provide a peer mentoring service which offers support to children and young people whose needs are not able to be met by universal services. The aim of the service is to use relationship-based practice to support children and young people, who are often disengaged and marginalised, to become engaged in community supports to promote positive destinations. Mentors will be an important contributor to a whole family approach and will support children and young people to improve their outcomes on a one to one or groupwork basis.

An enthusiastic and motivated individual, you will have some knowledge of the youth justice and/or care system and its context within Scotland and an understanding of The Promise and the ability to engage and build positive relationships with children, young people and families. Successful candidates will have good communication skills and the ability to work well as part of a team.

You must have a relevant qualification at minimum of SVQ 1 / Standard Grades, O Grades or equivalent and/or accredited training appropriate to the learning programme being delivered and previous experience of working or volunteering with vulnerable children and young people and their families/carers. You must also lived experience of youth justice and/or care.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to starting this post.

Temporary for 12 months subject to review

Previous candidates need not apply and will be automatically considered.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you're considering a career with us, you'll be keen to know what's in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention's Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity.